Eduard KUKAN
Constituencies
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Slovakia
Slovenská demokratická a kresťanská únia - Demokratická strana
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
Groups
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PPE
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Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
EP staff
- Member of Conference of Delegation Chairs 2009/09/17 - 9999/12/31
Committees
| Role | Committee | Start | End |
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| Member of | Subcommittee on Human Rights | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Member of | Committee on Foreign Affairs | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on Development | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
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Delegations
| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Chair of | Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo | 2009/09/17 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
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| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Member of | Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo | 2009/09/16 | 2009/09/16 |
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Rapporteur
| Shadow | 2011/2032(INI) | EU external policies in favour of democratisation |
| Responsible | 2011/0405(COD) | European Neighbourhood Instrument 2014-2020 |
Born
1939/12/26 Trnovec nad Váhom- Faculty of Law, Charles University (Prague, 1964).
- Official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Prague, 1964-1994); Ambassador to Ethiopia (1985-1989); Ambassador of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic to the UN (1990-1993); Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to the UN (1993-1994).
- Member of Demokratická únia (Democratic Union) (1995-1998); Chair of Demokratická únia (1997-1998); Vice-Chair of SDKÚ-DS (Slovak Democratic and Christian Union - Democratic Party) (since 2000).
- Member of Bratislava - Nové Mesto municipal council (since 2007); Chair of the Culture and Sport Committee (since 2007).
- Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of the Slovak Republic (1994-1998); Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of the Slovak Republic (since 2006).
- Minister of Foreign Affairs (March-December 1994); Minister of Foreign Affairs (1998-2006).
- UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy to the Balkans (1999-2001).
- Doctor honoris causa (Upsala College, New Jersey, USA, 1993). Honorary professor of St Petersburg State University (Russian Federation, 2003).
Amendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2009/0104(CNS) Visas: third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement (amend. Regulation (EC) No 539/2001)
2009/10/15
LIBE
8 amendments...
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 (1) The visa liberalisation dialogue initiated by the Commission with a regional approach and a European perspective, includes countries of the Western Balkans, namely Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia on an equal footing and without any discrimination. The composition of the list
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 a (new) (1a) All of the Western Balkan countries that have met the benchmarks should be admitted to the visa-free travel regime from the beginning of 2010. Those countries that, despite having made substantial progress, have not fully met the benchmarks should be granted the same privilege as soon as they meet the benchmarks as set out in the corresponding roadmaps for visa liberalisation.
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 a (new) (2a) With the aim of furthering the implementation of the Thessaloniki agenda and as part of its regional approach, the Commission should start a visa dialogue with Kosovo and establish a tailor-made roadmap for visa facilitation and liberalisation similar to those established with other Western Balkan countries. This should be without prejudice to Member States' competence as regards the recognition of Kosovo as an independent state.
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 a (new) (4a) As regards Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Commission should, without delay and not later than in the spring of 2010, present its report on the achievements made by those two countries in meeting all the benchmarks set in the roadmap.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 b (new) (4b) Thereafter and without delay, the Commission should present a proposal for the corresponding amending regulation. Without prejudice to the legal framework under which the European Union will be operating by the spring of 2010 and the role that the European Parliament, for its part, could play, the Council commits itself to immediately finalise the corresponding Council regulation extending the visa-free travel regime to Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Council calls upon Member States and the Commission to then take all necessary legal and technical measures to ensure immediate implementation of the visa-free travel regime.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 c (new) (4c) The Council, while commending the relevant recent progress achieved by Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina towards meeting the benchmarks, calls on the relevant Albanian and Bosnia and Herzegovina authorities to adopt, without delay, the necessary reforms to fully meet the benchmarks.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 d (new) (4d) The Council asks the Commission to assist the relevant authorities of Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina in this respect.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 - paragraph 1 - point a a (new) Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 Annex I - part 1 (aa) in Part 1, the references to Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina are replaced by the following: "Albania**, Bosnia and Herzegovina ** ------------------- ** The exemption from the visa requirement granted to holders of biometric passports will apply in accordance with Community law"
source: PE-429.562
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2009/2216(INI) EU strategy for the South Caucasus
2010/03/18
AFET
32 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 – having regard to the ENP Action Plans adopted with Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia in November 2006 and to the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI), closely linked to the implementation of the ENP Action Plans,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 – having regard to the Country Strategy Papers 2007-2013 and the National Indicative Programmes 2007-2010 under ENPI
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas as a result of the August 2008 war in Georgia, of the EU’s successful intervention to achieve a Ceasefire Agreement and of the great need for further engagement
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the Eastern Partnership aims at accelerating reforms, legal approximation and economic integration, is based on the principles of conditionality, differentiation and joint ownership and envisages the negotiation of new Association Agreements, which will require the assent of the European Parliament,
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Considers that the EU needs to play a more active political role and develop a strategy to assist the transformation of the South Caucasus into a region of sustainable peace, stability and prosperity and to
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes that conflict management and conflict resolution necessitate inter alia the recognition of the rights and legitimate interests of all relevant parties
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to continue to provide financial support for the efforts of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia to deal with the situation of refugees and displaced persons, by helping to renovate buildings and build roads, water and electricity supply infrastructure, hospitals and schools, so as to enable these communities to be more effectively integrated;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses the responsibility of external actors to use their power and influence in ways that are fully consistent with international law, including human rights law;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Stresses that security for all is an indispensable element of any settlement; recognises the importance of robust peace- keeping arrangements; welcomes the fact that six meetings between the Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents took place in 2009; calls on Armenia and Azerbaijan to intensify their efforts in the Minsk Co- chairs-led talks on the principles for a settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in the coming months;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14.
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Highlights the importance of engaging in democratic reforms and the essential role of political dialogue and cooperation as the key to developing national consensus;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Welcomes the efforts of the authorities of Armenia to conduct judiciary reform and calls on the authorities to strengthen the independence of judiciary; notes that despite commitments, the dynamics of democratisation is hardly progressing, especially within the field of human rights, tortures, freedom of expression, NGO status and equality between men and women;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Points to the still widespread corruption in the region and calls on the authorities to step up the measures to fight it, as it threatens the economic growth and social and economic development of the countries concerned; greater attention should be paid to the fight against monopolies, the importance of the oligarchs and the relationship between politicians and major contractors, as well as to recruitment in public services, including the police and education;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Under
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 c (new) 17c. Calls on the Georgian authorities to ensure that the local elections scheduled for 30 May 2010 take place in accordance with international standards and that the electoral law is amended accordingly, and reaffirms that securing direct election of mayors is crucial; requests the presence of organizations that monitor the election closely; confirms its own and the EU’s position that the EU does not recognize the constitutional and legal framework in which the elections in South Ossetia and Abkhazia have taken place and defends the political rights of displaced persons;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Considers freedom of expression to be a fundamental right and principle
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Takes the view that freedom of assembly must be guaranteed, as it is
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 c (new) 19c. Is concerned that in Georgia the 2009 amendments to the Law on Assembly and Manifestations may limit freedom of assembly and curtail the ability of the opposition to mobilise; underlines the important role of civil society for the peace and reconciliation processes in the region;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Notes the strategic geopolitical location of the South Caucasus and its increasing importance as an energy, transport and communications corridor connecting the Caspian region and Central Asia with Europe; considers it of the utmost importance, therefore, that EU- cooperation with the South Caucasus be given the highest priority, not least in matters relating to energy;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Under
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Considers that promoting social cohesion and social dialogue, investing in education and health and
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Considers that the ENP Action Plans and the implementation thereof constitute an essential basis for evaluating respect for commitments
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Calls on the Commission to grant substantial financial and technical support to measures building confidence and promoting trust between and among the populations and to participate in rehabilitation and reconstruction in the
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Supports EU funding and assistance to the region to promote these principles and processes and considers that such EU assistance should take place within the framework of political conditionality, such as
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Welcomes the work of the
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Recognises the potential role of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum as the
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Considers that the EU should continue to support economic development, trade and investment in the region, and believes that the negotiation and establishment of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade A
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Reiterates the significance of people- to-people contacts and mobility programmes, especially aimed at youth;
source: PE-438.249
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2009/2217(INI) New strategy for Afghanistan
2010/07/10
AFET
15 amendments...
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. whereas extremist groups have failed to obstruct the election process and numerous Afghans went to vote for their members of parliament on 18 September 2010, showing their courage and commitment to democracy-building in their country,
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Commends, in this regard, the progress accomplished in the elections held on 18 September 2010, such as the good technical preparation of the polls by the independent electoral commission, the increased role of the Afghan authorities, decreased violence and a higher participation rate (estimated at 40%) compared to last year's presidential election, as well as a higher number of candidates than in previous legislative elections;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Strongly believes that women's rights are part of the security solution – it is impossible to achieve stability in Afghanistan without women enjoying their full rights in political, social and economic life; calls on the Afghan authorities to include women in
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Recognises the potential for local corruption
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Advocates a policy of increasing procurement within Afghanistan itself wherever possible rather than importing goods or services; commends General Petraeus' new guidelines aiming at using the purchasing power of coalition forces as a tool in the fight against the insurgency; hopes this change of orientation in contracting policy will be implemented quickly;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Notes that, as widely reported in the press and in the US House of Representatives report "Warlord, Inc.", the US military in Afghanistan has outsourced most of its logistics to private contractors, who in turn subcontract the protection of military convoys to local Afghan security providers
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Fears that these errors have fuelled the resurgence of the Taliban in
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Believes
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Calls on the EU to support the peace process unreservedly, allowing the Karzai Government
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 47. Stresses that Afghanistan must be provided with a police force capable of ensuring
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48. Draws attention to the
source: PE-445.614
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2010/2001(BUD) 2011 budget: all sections, first version
2010/01/09
AFET
1 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Reaffirms its support for the enlargement process and strongly disagrees with the decreases in operational appropriations relating to the Instrument for Pre-
source: PE-445.959
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2010/2124(INI) Annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the main aspects and basic choices of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) in 2009, presented to the European Parliament in application of Part II, Section G, paragraph 43 of the Inter-institutional Agreement of 17 May 2006
2011/07/03
AFET
5 amendments...
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that coherence will need to be sought between the European External Action Service (EEAS), the Member States and the Commission, synergies improved between the EU and the national level and coordination enhanced between institutional actors, with a view to better integrating all relevant instruments and policies and delivering a single EU message on key political issues; considers cooperation at all levels between the EEAS and the relevant services in the Commission to be essential with a view to shaping a strategic approach to our neighbourhood and to candidate and partners countries with membership prospects, as well as to policy areas such as trade, development, energy security and justice
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23.
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Recognizes progress achieved by all countries of the region on their path towards the EU, notes however that political instability and institutional weaknesses, together with unresolved bilateral issues are hampering further progress of some countries in the EU integration; stresses that the Union needs a clear and common vision towards the region, calls on the VP/HR and the Commission to actively engage in solving the persistent problems;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24.
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Calls on the VP/HR to intensify talks with Russia to assure the unconditional fulfilment of all the provisions of the agreement of 2008 between Russia, the European Union and Georgia; takes the view Russia that should, in particular, guarantee full unlimited access of the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) to Abkhazia and South Ossetia; underlines the necessity to provide stability in aforementioned Georgian regions;
source: PE-452.878
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2010/2202(INI) Annual Report on Human Rights in the World 2009 and the European Union's policy on the matter
2010/10/18
AFET
13 amendments...
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 - having regard to its resolutions of 1 February 2007 and 26 April 2007 on the initiative for a universal moratorium on the death penalty; resolution of 7 October 2010 on the World day against the death penalty and to United Nations General Assembly Resolution 62/149 of 18 December 2007 on a moratorium on the use of death penalty,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 19a (new) - having regard to its resolution of 21 January 2010 on human rights violations in China, notably the case Liu Xiaobo,
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the HR/VP to keep to her commitments on mainstreaming human rights throughout the EU’s external action, so that they will be reflected in the structure of, and the resources made available within
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Insists on the necessity to enhance transparency and unrestricted access to documents between EU institutions in order to develop more effective interinstitutional cooperation;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on the Council and Commission to make greater efforts to disseminate the EU annual report on human rights and democracy and to ensure that it reaches as wide a readership as possible; recognises that in the current edition an improvement has been made in terms of clearer presentation
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Reiterates its call for a regular assessment of the use and the results of European Union policies, instruments
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls for enhanced cooperation between the Council of Europe and the European Union in the field of promoting
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Recalls that in 2011 the UNHRC will undergo a major review of its procedures, and therefore calls for the EU to prepare and actively
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Notes that
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Urges the Iranian leaders to enact a law unequivocally banning stoning as a legal punishment; condemns the fact that the Iranian regime still sentences to death and executes juvenile offenders; condemns the Iranian regime’s use of the death penalty, which places Iran in second position, just after China
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38a (new) 38a (new). Is concern that executions are still carried out in Belarus, which is the only country in Europe that continues to use the death penalty; supports the authorities in setting up a Working Group to draft proposals on imposing a moratorium on the death penalty;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 58a (new) 58a (new). Welcomes the decision of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee to award Liu Xiaobo with 2010 Nobel Peace Prize for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights and freedoms in China; urges Beijing government for immediate and unconditional release of Liu Xiaobo from detention and to lift restrictions on is wife Liu Xia.
Amendment 386 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 82 82. Notes that in April 2009 the parliament of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) revised the country’s constitution to include, among other things, a provision that North Korea ‘respects and protects human rights’,
source: PE-450.657
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2010/2298(INI) EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations
2011/01/04
AFET
13 amendments...
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the processes of globalisation
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the Treaty of Lisbon enhances the EU's capacity to participate in all kinds of international organizations and provides the EU with a
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas new permanent structures were created by the Treaty of Lisbon for the EU's external representation, providing for the new EU representatives to take over functions previously carried out by the rotating Presidency of the EU, and whereas the creation of the EEAS provides an opportunity to lead efficient multilateral diplomacy,
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the representation of the EU and its Member States in multilateral organisations, informal summits and international regimes is fragmented, often ineffective, and still varies considerably; whereas the Union's external representation has developed in a dispersed, inconsistent and rather ad hoc manner; whereas a highly fragmented external representation is likely to undermine the EU's commitment to effective multilateralism and global governance and whereas weak EU competences and ineffective coordination mechanisms may prevent the EU from speaking with a single voice in the international arena; whereas the EU's status in international organizations often lags behind the development of the EU's competences,
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas the current dramatic demographic changes will have consequences for multilateralism, as new realities
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that the EU's mechanisms for building consensus and taking concerted action make it a
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that the Union – by enhancing cooperation, improving institutions and engaging all stakeholders – should
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Considers
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Points out that EU Delegations servicing clusters of international organisations, i.e. in New York, Geneva, Rome, Vienna and Nairobi, need particularly substantial reinforcement in terms of skilled human resources, without prejudice to other EU Delegations, in order to successfully and efficiently represent EU interests;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses the need for a comprehensive reform of the UN Security Council by building, on the basis of a first-ever negotiation text and widespread support for UNSC reform, a more cohesive position among EU Member States on the issues of legitimacy, composition, effectiveness and regional representation; reiterates the view that an EU seat in an enlarged UNSC remains a goal of the European Union; invites EU Member States on the UN Security Council to keep other EU Member States adequately informed of their positions and activities and share information about developments in the UNSC with other EU Member States in accordance with the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty; welcomes the newly established practice whereby a representative of the EU is generally invited to attend most scheduled UNSC deliberations and participate with some limited right to speak at the UNSC; stresses the need for prior coordination of positions in the Council and encourages the VP/HR and the EEAS to play a more active role in this respect;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Considering that regular meetings take place already on all levels, permanent military liaison arrangements have already been established and occasional joint meetings are organised between the EU's Political and Security Committee (PSC) and NATO's North Atlantic Council (NAC), calls on the EU and NATO to redouble their efforts towards the establishment of a framework for integrated cooperation including permanent structures for cooperation; proposes that mutual observer status should be established at the level of the NAC and the PSC in order to improve cooperative arrangements in the spirit of the Treaty of Lisbon and following the adoption by NATO of its new strategic concept as well as due to the ambition to develop an EU- NATO strategic partnership; welcomes in this respect the existing cooperation with the European Parliament and its participation in the NATO Parliamentary Assembly;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. In the context of a formal agreement between the EU and the OSCE, calls for serious reflection on how the EU can take on greater responsibilities and participate more efficiently in achieving joint objectives, for which implementing a system of permanent dialogue, agreeing on joint initiatives and coordinating local activities may be appropriate instruments; calls on the EU and its Member States and the OSCE Permanent Council to jointly develop a mechanism aimed at enhancing cooperation, coordination and consultations between the two organisations; considering also that Article 220(1) TFEU explicitly added the OSCE to the list of international organisations with which ‘appropriate forms of cooperation’ are to be established, emphasises the need for the VPC/HR to represent the EU as an observer at the OSCE and to take the lead as spokesperson and coordinator of the position of EU Member States on OSCE matters; emphasises the need to establish effective cooperation mechanisms in the field of election missions between the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and the European Parliament with a view to overcoming some of the shortcomings that have arisen on certain occasions;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20 a. Underlines that, in order to increase its effectiveness in the field of human rights at the pan European level, the EU should also accede to other CoE bodies such as the Committee on the Prevention of Torture (CPT), the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) and the European Commission on the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ);
source: PE-462.622
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2011/0177(APP) Multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020
2012/05/09
ITRE
1 amendments...
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5a (new) 5a. Stresses the importance of allocating sufficient level of funds for the Member States that in the context of the negotiations for accession to the European Union, took the commitment to close and subsequently decommission nuclear reactors units, recognising that this early closure represented an exceptional financial burden for the concerned Member States;
source: PE-494.802
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2011/0363(NLE) Nuclear decommissioning assistance programmes 2014-2020 in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia
2012/04/10
ITRE
6 amendments...
Amendment 52 #
Recital 6 a (new) (6a) The amount of the appropriations allocated to the Programmes, as well as the programming period and distribution amongst the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice programmes may be reviewed based on the results of the mid-term and the final evaluation report, respecting that the highest safety standards and steady process of decommissioning in accordance with respective decommissioning plans will not be endangered.
Amendment 96 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2014 to 2020 shall be EUR [552 947 000] in current prices.
Amendment 108 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c (c) EUR [114 815 000] for the Bohunice Programme for the period 2014 to 2017.
Amendment 115 #
Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission will review the performance of the Programme and assess the progress of the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes against the milestones and target dates referred to in Art 2.3 by the end of 201
Amendment 156 #
Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. No later than end 201
Amendment 166 #
Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall carry out ex-post evaluation in close cooperation with the beneficiary Member States
source: PE-496.524
2012/11/16
BUDG
3 amendments...
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 a (new) (6a) The amount of the appropriations allocated to the Programmes, as well as the programming period and distribution amongst the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice programmes may be reviewed based on the results of the mid-term and the final evaluation report, respecting that the highest safety standards and steady process of decommissioning in accordance with respective decommissioning plans will not be endangered.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c (c) EUR [114 815 000] for the Bohunice Programme for the period 2014 to 2017.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall carry out ex-post evaluation in close cooperation with the beneficiary Member States
source: PE-500.546
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2011/0404(COD) Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA II) 2014-2020
2012/06/18
AFET
3 amendments...
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 a (new) (12a) In order to ensure the visibility of the Union's assistance towards the citizens of the beneficiary countries and those of the Union, there should, where appropriate, be proper, targeted communication by adequate means. Appropriate minimum requirements should be defined in this regard by the Commission in close cooperation with beneficiaries, and respect of those requirements should be monitored.
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii (iii). the fight against corruption
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 The funding will be made available through 2 multiannual allocations only covering the first 4 years and the remaining 3 years respectively. Th
source: PE-490.977
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2011/0405(COD) European Neighbourhood Instrument 2014-2020
2012/06/15
AFET
6 amendments...
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 3 3. The achievement of these specific objectives shall be measured using
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 1. Union support provided
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Enhanced support in form and amounts according to ´more for more´ principle will be made available to the partner country committed to and demonstrating progress in: - undertaking significant reforms aimed at building or consolidating democracy; - implementing agreed political, economic and social reform objectives.
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 4 4. Within one year of approval of the programming document referred to in Article 9, the participating countries shall jointly submit proposals for joint operational programmes to the Commission. The Commission shall adopt each joint operational programme after assessing its consistency with this regulation, the programming document and the implementing rules within three months after its submission by the participating countries.
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 Without prejudice to the provisions on the suspension of aid in partnership and cooperation agreements and association agreements with partner countries and regions, where a partner country fails to observe the principles of democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, the Union shall invite the country concerned to hold consultations in view of finding a solution acceptable to both parties, except in cases of special urgency. Where consultation with the country concerned does not lead to a solution acceptable to both parties, or if consultations are refused or in case of special urgency, the Council may take appropriate measures in accordance with Article 215(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which may include full or partial suspension of Union support or in duly justified cases its reallocation to non-state actors aiming to fulfil specific objectives of this Regulation mentioned in Article 2(2). The European Parliament shall be fully and promptly informed of any decisions and measures taken by the Council in this respect. Any consequent revision of relevant strategic programming documents shall be done in accordance with the urgency procedure provided for in Article 14a.
Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 The funding will be made available through 2 multiannual allocations only covering the first 4 years and the remaining 3 years respectively. Th
source: PE-491.118
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2011/2008(INI) State of implementation of the EU Strategy for Central Asia
2011/09/13
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6 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the sustainable development of any country is possible only if democratic values and institutions, the rule of law and fundamental freedoms, as well as good governance and a strong civil society, are ensured,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Considers that the level and nature of the EU’s engagement must be differentiated and conditional, depending on measurable progress in the fields of human rights, democratization, good governance, sustainable development, the rule of law and the fight against corruption, following lines similar to the principles of the EU’s neighbourhood policy;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls for a strengthening of the human rights dialogues in order to make them more effective and result-oriented; urges the Council and the European External Action Service (EEAS) to assess impact of the previous dialogues and issue benchmarks for the progress made by the states of the region in the field of human rights and the rule of law, and of the effectiveness of EU measures and assistance projects towards this aim;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Regards the Rule of Law Initiative as a key component of cooperation with the states of Central Asia, and approves of the exemplary interaction between the EU and its Member States in implementing assistance projects; expects the Rule of Law Platform project to include clear objectives
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Calls on Kazakh authorities to uphold its international obligations and commitments, including those undertaken within OSCE human dimension;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Welcomes the aspirations of Kazakhstan towards closer and enhanced relations with the EU and takes note of the recent launching of negotiations on a new enhanced EU-Kazakhstan PCA but stresses that economic cooperation must go hand in hand with political cooperation and be based on the political will to implement and uphold common values; looks forward, in this context, to tangible progress in the fields of freedom of the media, freedom of expression, freedom of association and assembly, and to improvements in the conduct of the electoral process in the upcoming legislative elections in 2012;
source: PE-472.027
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2011/2032(INI) EU external policies in favour of democratisation
2011/11/05
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32 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 – having regard to Articles 2, 6 and 21 of the Treaty on European Union,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 21 a (new) – having regard to the conclusions of the Copenhagen European Council of 22 June 1993,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas democracy is the best safeguard of human rights and fundamental freedoms, tolerance of all groups in society and equality of opportunity for each person,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas democratic systems may vary in forms and shape and whereas democracy has evolved into a universal value,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas two United Nations General Assembly resolutions16 define the essential elements of democracy, including human rights and fundamental freedoms, inter alia, freedom of association and peaceful assembly and of expression of opinion, and the right to take part in the conduct of public affairs, directly or through freely chosen representatives, to vote and to be elected at genuine periodic free elections by universal and equal suffrage and by secret ballot guaranteeing the free expression of the will of the people, as well as a pluralistic system of political parties and organizations, respect for the rule of law, the separation of powers, the independence of the judiciary, transparency and accountability in public administration; and free, independent and pluralistic media,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas, in the EU Agenda for Action on Democracy Support in EU External Relations adopted by the Council, the Union stated that it wished to improve the coherence and the effectiveness of its support, but whereas li
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the Union has at its disposal a wide range of instruments for supporting democracy and human rights (including: political, economic and trade agreements, which contain clauses on human rights and democracy; the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance (GSP+); political dialogues; CFSP actions; ESDP missions; financing instruments; and election observation missions), but whereas it is essential to
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas the EU should intensify its efforts to promote democracy-related norms and elements through its activities within international organizations and continue to promote the effective implementation of the commitments and obligations undertaken within and through the fora in which EU Member States participate,
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the Union has a genuine policy of incentives in this area
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas the EIDHR finances EU election observation missions, which are a crucial tool for interaction in the area of democra
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Believes that only
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses that partnerships based on dialogue and consultation enhance ownership of democracy-building processes and elements of democratic governance; calls on all EU institutions to make more efforts to use these different dialogues in a more coherent, consistent and coordinated manner;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the events unfolding on the southern shore of the Mediterranean have demonstrated the limitations of a focus on security and stability
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises that priority is now being given to making greater and more vigorous practical use of the Union's existing range of instruments and incentives, and to the eliminati
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Recommends that international agreements, country strategy papers, action plans, the GSP+ programme and all other sources of reciprocal undertakings by the Union and third countries be tightened up by means of more clearly worded clauses on human rights and democracy, conditionality, specific mechanisms in the event of non-
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Believes that monitoring of the human rights situation in each country derives its legitimacy
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls for improvements in the mainstreaming of human rights, democracy, democratic governance and the rule of law in all EU external relations activities in line with existing and new commitments, both from an institutional perspective and in policy and geographical/thematic instruments;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Acknowledges the efforts made by the Union, in many cases via the EIDHR, to support certain
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Welcomes the Instrument for Stability's effective, immediate and integrated response to situations of crisis and instability in third countries, and its assistance in establishing the necessary conditions for the implementation of the policies supported by the other instruments: the Instrument for Pre- Accession Assistance, the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument, the Development Cooperation Instrument and the Economic Cooperation Instrument;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Welcomes the Union's decision to develop country strategies in the area of human rights
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls for the development of
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Stresses the importance of choosing priority countries for election observation missions, on the basis of
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Calls on all EU institutions and Member States to support the implementation of the recommendations drafted by the election observation missions;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Proposes developing a more open and active policy of supporting
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Calls for support to the broad participation of all stakeholders in countries’ development and encourages all parts of society to take part in democracy-building; acknowledges the vital role played by NGOs and other non- state actors in the promotion of democracy, social justice and human rights;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new) 17b. Supports the established practice of looking for innovative ways to involve civil society, political parties, the media and other non- governmental political players in the EU's dialogues with third countries;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 c (new) 17c. Supports funding for civil society through EIDHR, and allocating funds to local projects by NGOs; suggests allocating progressively more funds, if the situation in the country is such that there is a civil society and democracy on the road to success;
source: PE-464.795
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2011/2050(INI) Recommendation to the Council and Commission on the new EU-Russia agreement
2012/11/09
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1 amendments...
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point d (d) remain vigilant on the requirements that the EU intends to set as regards respect for democratic principles and human rights, and consider this respect as an absolute prerequisite for the signature of a EU- Russia Agreement;
source: PE-494.667
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2011/2109(INI) EU support for the ICC: facing challenges and overcoming difficulties
2011/09/29
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7 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 – having regard to the Action Plan of 4 February 20049
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas ICC plays a key role in promotion of international justice and thus contributing to security, justice and rule of law as well as to preservation of peace and strengthening of international security,
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Strongly encourages the EU and its Member States to
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Recognises the role of the EU in promoting the universality of the Rome Statute and of the Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Court (APIC) and welcomes the recent accessions to/ratifications of the Rome Statute by Tunisia, Granada, Moldova, St Lucia
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Calls on the Commission and EEAS to pursue more systematically the inclusion of an ICC clause in negotiating mandates and agreements with third countries;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Encourages Turkey, the only official EU candidate who has not yet done so, to become a State Party to the Rome Statute and to the Agreement on Privileges and Immunities (APIC) as soon as possible, stressing the need for any future candidate countries and potential candidate countries as well as the partner countries covered by the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) to do the same;
source: PE-472.043
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2011/2132(INI) Recommendations to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the negotiations on the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
2011/09/23
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3 amendments...
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g a (new) (ga) to promote good governance and respect for rule of law as fundamental principles in relations between the EU and Ukraine and priorities of the Association Agreement;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point o a (new) (oa) to reinforce cooperation in integrated border management using best European standards and building up capacities for better fighting of cross-border crime, illegal migration, human trafficking and illicit trade;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point o b (new) (ob) to support convergence on regional and international issues, conflict prevention and crisis management and strengthen coordination in combating security threats;
source: PE-472.290
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2011/2157(INI) Review of the European Neighbourhood Policy
2011/11/10
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3 amendments...
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the proposal for a European Endowment for Democracy, which is a timely response to the clamour for democracy by the populations of our neighbouring countries; underlines that it should be based on the principles of transparency and flexibility and should complement already-existing EU Instruments and the exemplary work of longstanding European political or non- political foundations, bearing in mind that tangible results should be an objective of this initiative; stresses that its scope and organisation should be clearly defined and that its structures and procedures should be light and straightforward; calls for a truly political steering committee to be established with the participation of the European Parliament, which should also be involved in the ex-post control mechanisms;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Considers that human rights situations should be continuously monitored and that an annual assessment of the situation could be included in the annex to the annual progress report of each partner country with a clear mechanism to reconsider and progressively limit bilateral cooperation if human rights violations are confirmed; underlines that approach towards various partner countries regarding the human rights situation has to be credible and cannot be based on double standards;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Strongly supports the promotion of sub-regional cooperation and stresses the importance of developing partner-to- partner bilateral and multilateral economic cooperation, which would bring tangible benefits for citizens and improve the political climate in the region; considers that improvements in such cooperation among the partners would be a signal of commitment towards the European values of good neighbourhood relations and mutually beneficial partnerships;
source: PE-472.271
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2011/2185(INI) Annual report on human rights in the world and the European Union's policy on the matter including implications for the EU's strategic human rights policy
2012/02/22
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37 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 a (new) - having regard to the Council Conclusions on intolerance, discrimination and violence on the basis of religion or belief in its 3069th Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels, 21 February 2011,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 a (new) - having regard to the Partnership agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 and its latter revisions in February 2005 and June 2010,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 a (new) - having regard to the Foreign Affairs Council Conclusions on the European Neighbourhood Policy adopted on 20 June 2011 at its 3101st meeting,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 b (new) - having regard to its resolution of 26 October 2011 on Tibet, in particular self- immolation by nuns and monks1, _______________ 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA_PROV(2011)0474.
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 a (new) - having regard to the Foreign Affairs Council Conclusions on the European Endowment for Democracy adopted on 1 December 2011 at its 3130th meeting and the Declaration on the establishment of a European Endowment for Democracy agreed in COREPER on 15 December 2011,
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas lessons must be learned from the European Union's past failures in promoting transition in countries with authoritarian regimes in particular where stability and security concerns have compromised a principled policy of promoting democracy and human rights, showing the need to redefine current EU instruments on the matter and establishing new tools like the European Endowment for Democracy - an expert, proactive, lightly structured and thus cost- , decision- and response-effective tool at EU arm's length, capable of utilising in- depth knowledge and insights on the local situation in the countries of impact, through direct cooperation with local partners and twinning European and local partners, utilising directly or through re-granting resources of the EU, Member States and beyond, to support civil society capacity for democratic opposition and political actors striving for democratic change in non-democratic countries and countries in transition, in a mutually safe, deniable if necessary, manner;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Emphasises the crucial role played by civil society in the protection and promotion of democracy and human rights; welcomes the establishment of the European Endowment for Democracy as a means to effectively support development of civil society and its capacity for democratic opposition in non- democratic and in-transition countries; encourages the EEAS and the EED Working Group established under its auspices in cooperation with Member States and EU institutions, to intensify efforts to finalize a legal framework for the EED during the 2012 Danish presidency and to develop its operational readiness; stresses that EU contacts with civil society should be built on a genuine partnership, including systematic and regular dialogue on an equal footing;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Emphasises the crucial role played by civil society in the protection and promotion of democracy and human rights; stresses that EU contacts with civil society should be built on a genuine partnership, including systematic and regular dialogue on an equal footing; in this respect welcomes initiatives such as, for example, the Eastern Partnership-Civil Society Forum set up to promote contacts among civil society organisations and facilitate their dialogue with public authorities, and encourages EU institutions to take greater advantage of the recommendations and declarations developed during the first 2009 EP-CSF in Brussels, Belgium, 2010 in Berlin, Germany and 2011 in Poznań, Poland;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Stresses the need for consistency and avoidance of double standards, combining this approach with the challenge of developing the human rights Country Strategy Papers and implementing action plans, which must also cover democratisation, reflecting the specificity of each country as regards the impact and making full use of the EU's relevant instruments;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Regrets the largely descriptive nature of the Annual Report and the excessive focus on one-off actions; reiterates its request that a more systematic approach be provided, including the development of a single catalogue of Human Rights and Democracy benchmarks shared throughout all EU institutions to be used as a point of reference on the matter not only in Annual Reports but in all EU documents and agreements, use of indices and benchmarks for individual countries, and that performance against these targets be analysed in the Annual Report, in order to facilitate a substantiated assessment of performance;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Warmly welcomes the HR/VP's statement to Parliament on 13 December 2011 following up on Parliament's long- standing call for the creation of an EU Special Representative on Human Rights; endorses her view that this would ‘act as a catalyst and raise our profile internationally’, and urges the creation of this function forthwith; calls for the post- holder to be an expert
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Stresses that the mainstreaming of international justice must include systematically taking account of the fight against impunity in the broader context of trade, development and rule-of-law assistance; stresses that victims must be the central concern; highlights the importance of establishing constitutional structures, including an efficient legal system, the separation of powers and a recognized and independent judiciary in order to strengthen the promotion of human rights in any country; recommends that the Rome Statute of the ICC be added to the package of international treaties on good governance and the rule of law to be ratified by third countries admitted to the System of Generalised Preferences Plus (GSP+); recommends the consistent inclusion of ICC clauses in EU agreements with third countries;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Reiterates its conviction that all EU external actions must combine a development dimension which focuses on socio-economic progress for all based on sustainable development, including the basic need for food, and a political dimension which supports pluralism, democracy rule of law and respect for human rights;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25.
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Stresses the importance, at the end of each election observation mission, of drawing up realistic and achievable recommendations in cooperation with other international actors, with the dissemination and monitoring of these recommendations to be carried out by EU Delegations; considers that Parliament's standing delegations and the joint parliamentary assemblies should play an enhanced role in following up these recommendations and analysing progress with regard to human rights and democracy; supports therefore the promotion of a sustainable and regular dialogue with these third country parliaments;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32 a. Stresses the importance and urgency of improving the modalities and substance of these dialogues in consultation with civil society; reiterates that dialogues can be constructive and can have real impact on the ground only if followed up with concrete steps taking account of the EU's objectives and the EU Guidelines on human rights dialogues with third countries, as well as if corrective measures are put in place;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 b (new) 32 b. Recalls that the EU should use these dialogues as an instrument to raise individual cases of human rights violations in third countries, such as cases of political prisoners and detainees as for example in Vietnam and China, imprisoned for the peaceful exercise of basic rights, such as freedom of expression, assembly, association and religion; furthermore calls on the EU to make regular use of this opportunity and follow up responses to individual cases it has raised, monitor these cases, and closely coordinate with human rights organisations involved as well as other countries having human rights dialogues with the country in question;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Calls for all contractual relationships with third countries, both industrialised and developing, and including sectoral agreements, trade and technical or financial aid agreements, to include clearly worded clauses on human rights and democracy, without exception; in order to give an unambiguous point of reference for the clauses, reiterates the need to develop a single catalogue of Human Rights and Democracy benchmarks shared throughout all EU institutions, to be used in a descriptive manner but also for evaluation purposes and to programme future expectations in all EU documents and agreements with third countries;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Considers that the ‘Arab Spring’ has served to demonstrate the inadequacy of the EU's policies hitherto to effectively support people's strong desire for accountable and representative government in countries where this is denied; welcomes therefore the Joint Communications by the Commission and the HR/VP on ‘A new response to a changing Neighbourhood’ and ‘A partnership for democracy and shared prosperity with the Southern Mediterranean’, and the approach taken of shared commitments and mutual accountability
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 a (new) 38 a. Welcomes the new approach to the ENP aiming for greater support for partners engaged in building deep and sustainable democracy, support for inclusive economic development, and strengthening the two regional dimensions of the European Neighbourhood Policy;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39.
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Emphasises the crucial importance of active civil society participation considering all parts of society, in and contribution to processes of governance, and insists that, in future, civil society must be engaged so as to contribute directly through an institutionalised ‘civil society monitoring mechanism’;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. Welcomes the Commission's Communication on an Agenda for Change and its emphasis on the intertwined nature of the objectives of development, democracy, human rights, good governance and security; welcomes the enhanced focus on partner countries' commitments in determining the mix of instruments and modalities at country level; simultaneously stresses the need to eliminate current and avoid future double standards; welcomes the translation of this policy into the Commission's Communication on The Future Approach to Budget Support to Third Countries, which states that general budget support will only be provided when partner countries commit to meeting international human rights and democracy standards; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to translate this policy framework into concrete, operational, time-bound and measurable activities, mainstreamed throughout the different areas of cooperation and accompanied by the necessary strengthening of institutional frameworks and administrative capacities;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Notes that, in order to maximise coherence and effectiveness, a strategic bottom-up approach is needed to combining different geographic and thematic instruments to protect and promote human rights, highlighting that one of the basic conditions for any political engagement is guaranteed food security ideally through local food production, based on a solid analysis of the local context; welcomes, in this respect, the commitment given in the 12 December 2011 Joint Communication on Human Rights and Democracy at the Heart of EU External Action: Towards a More Effective Approach to take the human rights country strategies into account in the programming and implementing cycles of the EU's assistance, and invites the HR/VP to draw up a more detailed methodology to implement this commitment;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48. Welcomes the successful result of UN General Assembly resolution 65/206 of 21 December 2010 on a moratorium on the use of the death penalty
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 a (new) 48 a. Calls on the EU to continue using cooperation and diplomacy towards the abolition of the death penalty in all possible forums worldwide in line with the EU Guidelines on the death penalty; concerning countries where the death penalty still exists, further calls on the EU to do its outmost for a progressive restriction leading to abolition, as well as for executions to be carried out according to international minimum standards, and also to ensure that the right to a fair trial is fully respected for each and every person facing execution, without the use of torture and other ill-treatment used to extract confessions;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 b (new) 48 b. Stresses the importance for the EU to continue monitoring the conditions under which executions are carried out in those countries that still retain the death penalty, and to support legal and constitutional reform towards full and total abolition;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 53. Welcomes the EU's political commitment to supporting human rights defenders, as a long-established component of the EU's human rights external relations policy, and the many positive examples of demarches, trial observations, prison visits, and other concrete actions undertaken by EU missions and delegations, but remains concerned at the lack of implementation of the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders in some third countries; considers that the HR/VP should make recommendations for enhanced action to those missions where implementation has been noticeably weak;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 a (new) 53 a. Urges the EU and its Member States to encourage EU missions and delegations to show their support and solidarity for the work undertaken by HRDs and their organizations, by regularly meeting and proactively engaging with them and incorporating their contributions into the development of the specific country strategies on human rights and democracy, and regularly engaging with the European Parliament;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 b (new) 53 b. Reiterates its call on the EU to systematically raise individual cases of HRDs in the on-going human rights dialogues it has with those third countries where human rights defenders continue to suffer harassment and attacks;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 55 55. Reiterates its call for greater inter- institutional cooperation on human rights defenders; considers that the EU's response capacity and the coherence between the actions of the different institutions on urgent crises for human rights defenders would be well served by a shared alert system based on focal points, and encourages the Council and Commission to explore this avenue further; stresses the important role of the Sakharov Prize Network in this and other areas; welcomes the initiative to move the idea of the Network further through, among other activities, the Sakharov Network Conference organised in the European Parliament on 23 November 2011; calls on all EU institutions to exercise greater involvement and cooperation;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 63 63.
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 63 a (new) 63 a. Is convinced that the right to freedom of religion or belief is one of the fundamental principles of all modern democracies and contributes to creating the conditions required for peace, democratisation and development and for the promotion of other human rights; in this light remains deeply concerned that discrimination based on religion or belief still exists in all regions of the world, and that persons belonging to particular religious communities, including religious minorities, continue to be denied their human rights in many countries such as North Korea, Iran, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, the Maldives, Yemen, Iraq, Uzbekistan, Laos, Pakistan, Eritrea, Egypt, and Nigeria; remains deeply concerned about legislation on defamation of religion and blasphemy laws that limits freedom of expression and are particularly used against religious minorities; in this respect welcomes the increased attention given to the fundamental right to freedom of religion or belief, the Council's confirmation of its conclusions on freedom of Religion or Belief in 2009, and the EU's promise to enhance action to promote and protect this right in its external policy;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 63 c (new) 63 c. Calls on the EU Fundamental Rights Agency to provide Parliament with accurate and reliable data on infringements of freedom of religion or belief in the European Union, and to advise as to how these could be tackled;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 66 66. Calls on the EU to encourage governments of developing countries to commit to land reform where relevant in order to secure the land titles of indigenous people, nomadic populations especially women, and to prevent land-grabbing practices by corporations; stresses that it is necessary to protect the land, tenancy and land use rights of small local farmers and the access of local communities to natural resources, in order to prevent further land takeovers; highlights in this regard the importance of securing income for small farmers in order to empower them to contribute to the socio-economic and democratic development of these countries; urges the EU to assert the right of access to natural resources, in particular for native and indigenous peoples, in the negotiation of trade agreements;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 69 69. Notes that the Internet has become one of the most important vehicles through which individuals exercise their right to freedom of opinion and expression, and that it has played a crucial role in promoting human rights, democratic participation, accountability, transparency and economic development; bearing in mind that not all parts of society, in particular the elderly and rural population, have access to the Internet;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 84 84. Acknowledges, in the wake of the Arab Spring, the focus on ‘bottom up’ tailor- made approaches and the need to move respect for human rights to the centre of EU foreign policy; therefore stresses that the EU needs to support and involve the governments, parliaments and civil society in the process of respecting and monitoring human rights; considers that the EU must learn from past mistakes epitomised by the fact that right up to the outbreak of civil war in Libya, negotiations were underway on a framework agreement with Libya, despite evidence of the murder of 1 200 prisoners over a decade before and a litany of torture, enforced disappearances and extrajudicial executions;
source: PE-480.864
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2011/2191(INI) Application of Croatia to become a member of the European Union
2011/10/25
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2 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new) – having regard to the Presidency Conclusions of the Thessaloniki European Council of 19-20 June 2003 on the Western Balkan countries,
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls for progress in the resolution of outstanding bilateral issues with some neighbouring countries, in particular as regards border demarcation, missing persons, property restitution and refugees, and strongly believes that open issues of a bilateral nature must not halt the process of EU accession of candidate and potential candidate countries in the Western Balkans, but should be settled in general before the accession;
source: PE-473.953
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2011/2245(INI) Modalities for the possible establishment of a European Endowment for Democracy (EDD). European Parliament recommendation to the Council
2011/12/20
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21 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new) – having regard to its resolution of 14 December 2011 on the review of the European Neighbourhood Policy,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 a (new) – having regard to the Foreign Affairs Council Conclusions on the European Neighbourhood Policy adopted on June 20th, 2011 at its 3101st meeting,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 11 a (new) – having regard to the Foreign Affairs Council Conclusions on the European Endowment for Democracy adopted on December 1st 2011, at its 3130th meeting,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 a (new) – having regard to the letter of support to the establishment of the EED to EP President Jerzy Buzek and HR/VP Catherine Ashton dated November 25, 2011,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the European Parliament welcomed the initiative of establishment of the European Endowment for Democracy in the report by Véronique De Keyser, on behalf of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, on EU external policies in favour of democratisation (2011/2032(INI));
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas the establishment of the EED was supported in the letter to EP President Jerzy Buzek and HR/VP Catherine Ashton by several high profile human rights defenders including Sakharov Prize laureates Aung San Suu Kyi and Alaksandr Milinkievic;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the events of the ‘Arab Spring’ demonstrated the need for a more informed and strategic engagement on the part of the EU with countries striving for democratic reforms, based on a new approach designed to restore credibility; whereas setting up the European Endowment for Democracy could be one of the most tangible responses of the EU to the challenges of democratisation in our neighbourhood and beyond;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas political parties, eminent political persons (such as dissidents, opposition figures, young leaders), social movements, representatives of civil society and the media (including journalists, bloggers, social media activists, etc.) with clear agenda seeking to improve democracy continue to play a central role in each democracy and democratisation process, and whereas, owing to a lack of resources, a restricted mandate and lengthy EIDHR procedures, support for these actors has in the past been limited;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas the Foreign Affairs Council has endorsed the initiative of creating an European Endowment for Democracy (EED); whereas work is proceeding swiftly towards its establishment and there is urgent need to reach agreement on the detailed operational questions;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a (a) ascertain whether the EED will generate a more strategic and political EU approach to democracy support by providing context-specific, flexible, timely and bottom-up assistance with rapid reprogramming where this is needed to help facilitat
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b (b) ensure that the EED
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b b (new) (bb) enable the EED to develop effective ways to deal with pre-transition, transition, and post transition countries;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point d (d) ensure that the EED plays a role which complements and does not curtail the activities of existing funding instruments, particularly the EIDHR and the Civil Society Facility; where appropriate, the EED should launch projects which can later be continued by the EIDHR, creating an interface with the EIDHR so as to ensure coherence and sustainability in the longer term;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point e (e) enable the EED to act in th
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f (f) address, in the early stages of funding in a specific country, a wide group of potential beneficiaries, including key political players (emerging political actors,
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f (f) address, in the early stages of funding in a specific country, a wide group of potential beneficiaries, including key political players (emerging political actors, fledgling political parties, grassroots movements and non-registered NGOs, trade unions), watchdogs, whistleblowers, individual dissidents, media outlets including online media and think tanks, in order to enable the EED to support a wide variety of actors striving for democratic reforms and transformation of their countries into a well-governed and free societies;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (fa) To ensure that enough focus is placed, at all stages of operation of the EED, to the engagement of women and youth, as well as to innovative ways to use and render available social media;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g (g) enable the EED to award grants directly in non discriminatory manner to the intended beneficiaries and re-grant financial resources through non-profit entities, such as foundations and NGOs; particularly at the beginning, re-granting will be an effective mechanism to enable the EED to work with partners on the ground that have the requisite knowledge and local infrastructure and enjoy the trust of local people;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point j (j) ensure that the EED has robust links and consults regularly with beneficiary groups
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point m a (new) (ma) allow for sufficient space of the European Parliament to share its creative power and transnational experience from European Member States in support to democratisation processes beyond Europe's borders;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point o (o) review after one year of activities the impact and performance of the EED and its complementary and added-value to EU instruments and their new set-up in the forthcoming financial period;
source: PE-478.531
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2012/2025(INI) Enlargement: policies, criteria and EU's strategic interests
2012/08/06
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17 amendments...
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) B a. whereas the policy of integration over the past decade has shown that enlargement benefits the EU as a whole and allows it to be better positioned to address global challenges;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas enlargement has been a success
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the prospect of accession has a significant transformative impact on the
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) E a. whereas, commitment, conditionality and credibility have been situated at the core of the accession process;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas each country aspiring to EU membership has to be judged on its own merits in fulfilling the same set of criteria; whereas the pace of the accession process should be dictated by effective compliance with the accession criteria, as well as fulfilment of the priorities of the Accession Partnership and the negotiating framework; whereas the degree of compliance with the requirements for membership has to be assessed in the most fair and transparent fashion;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Strongly believes that enlargement needs to
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to maintain and further develop a toolbox that draws on conditionality and experience from previous enlargements, and to intensify its monitoring of progress in the accession process, so as to ensure that candidate and potential candidate countries achieve a high degree of preparedness which will benefit both them and the EU;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Encourages greater and meaningful participation by civil society and non-state actors in the accession process; stresses that civil society can work as an important engine of approximation with the EU and create bottom-up pressure for the implementation of the European agenda; calls for additional financial support, inter alia via the Civil Society Facility;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Reiterates its position that bilateral issues should not represent or be used as an obstacle in the accession process, but should be addressed
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the EU to support efforts to resolve outstanding disputes, including border disputes, before accession;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Supports the Commission's commitment to improving the quality of the accession process by making it more merit based, benchmark-driven and transparent; takes the view that this will make the process fairer and more objectively measurable, thus further enhancing its credibility; in this context, recommends that the progress reports should be more assertive and clearer in their demands; stresses that the benchmarks should not set additional conditions for the candidate and potential candidate countries, but should translate the general membership criteria into concrete steps towards accession;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Is of the opinion that, in order to maintain the support of the EU's citizens for further enlargement and the commitment of the citizens of the candidate and potential candidate countries to continue with reforms, it is crucial to present them with clear and comprehensive information on the political, socio- economic and cultural benefits of enlargement; considers it essential, in particular, to explain to the public how the pursuing of enlargement policy has brought in its wake new investment and export opportunities for the older Member States, and how it can help attain the EU's objectives in terms of tackling the economic crisis, creating jobs, protecting the environment and mitigating the effects of climate change, and enhancing security and safety, while at the same time accelerating the reform agenda and improving living conditions in the enlargement countries for the benefit of all European citizens; stresses the need to target
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Strongly believes that the EU can still attain great strategic benefits through enlargement policy; emphasises that EU membership represents a stable anchor in the swiftly changing international environment
source: PE-487.935
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2012/2050(INI) Annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the Common Foreign and Security Policy
2012/06/26
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3 amendments...
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Supports the EU's strategies towards the Western Balkans promoting democratization, stabilisation and socio- economic modernisation of both individual countries and the region as a whole; notes with concern that political instability, institutional weaknesses and unresolved bilateral issues are hampering further progress of some countries towards EU integration; calls on the EU to
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Recalls that the Southern Neighbourhood is of vital importance to the European Union, stresses the need to strengthen the partnership between the EU and countries and societies of the neighbourhood in building and consolidating democracies and urges that a better balance be struck between pursuing market-oriented, on the one hand, and human and social approaches on the other in the EU's response to the Arab Spring; calls, therefore, for a greater focus on employment, education, training and regional development in order to help alleviate the current social and economic crisis in these countries, and to provide the assistance needed to support the ongoing political reforms and social and economic development; underlines the importance of supporting institutional capacity-building, including for the parliaments of these countries, an independent judicial system, the strengthening of civil-society organisations and the formation of pluralist political parties within a secular system;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 55 55. Calls for the EU to be more active in South Asia and South East Asia in support of democratic developments and improvement in the area of governance and the rule of law; welcomes, therefore, the commitment to a democratic and secular Pakistan; calls on the EU to seek closer cooperation with India, free from reciprocal post-colonial prejudices and aiming at the promotion of common values in the region and in multilateral fora;
source: PE-491.166
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2012/2062(INI) Review of the EU's human rights strategy
2012/09/28
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10 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 c (new) - having regard to its resolution of 18 April 2012 on the Annual Report on Human Rights in the World and the European Union's policy on the matter, including implications for the EU's strategic human rights policy1, __________________ 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2012)0126
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the cumulative effect of these policies has resulted in a piecemeal approach whereby the principle of coherence and consistency between the different areas of EU external action and between these and other policies has not been duly integrated; whereas these different instruments have consequently become stand-alone elements and do not serve either the legal obligation to monitor the implementation of human rights clauses or the associated policy goal, so there is a need for harmonisation and synergies should be created between them;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas several elements prevent the implementation of an effective EU policy on human rights and democracy and the joint communication of December 2011 entitled ‘Human Rights and Democracy at the Heart of EU External Action – Towards a more effective approach’ addressed ine
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the events of the ‘Arab Spring’ as well as experience gained with countries of the Eastern Partnership both during and in pre-transition period have demonstrated the need to reshape the Neighbourhood Policy in order to give higher priority to dialogue with societies, which is indispensable to democratisation and transition processes; whereas this renewed policy should aim at further engaging partner countries in deeper democratic reforms and respect for fundamental rights on the basis of the ‘more for more’ approach and of mutual accountability between partner countries, the EU and its Member States;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Welcomes the pivotal role of the human rights country strategies, which were a long-standing request from Parliament, and the fact that they have been developed as an inclusive process encompassing EU delegations, heads of mission and the COHOM; deems it essential to organise broad consultation, especially with local civil society organisations, human rights defenders and other
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Stresses that human rights and democracy objectives necessarily require specific, measurable, achievable
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Recalls the policy lessons learned from the Arab Spring, including the need to reverse previous policies focused mainly on relations with authorities and to establish an effective partnership between the EU and the governments and civil societies of partner countries; stresses the importance of creating programmes and supporting projects that allow for contact between civil societies in the EU and in third countries
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Insists that the High Representative and the Commission implement with conviction the renewed European Neighbourhood Policy by applying with
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Recommends that Parliament improve its own procedures in relation to human rights issues, including through the revision of its Guidelines for EP Interparliamentary Delegations on promoting human rights and democracy; is of the opinion that each standing delegation of Parliament should have a Member, selected among its Chair and Vice-Chairs, specifically tasked with monitoring the human rights portfolio on the region or country concerned, and that the persons designated should report regularly to Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights; stresses the need for a revision of the model for the plenary debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law in order to allow for more frequent debates with broader participation by Members, a greater degree of responsiveness to human rights violations and other unforeseen events on the ground, and greater potential for follow-up to past debates and resolutions; stresses the need for better utilisation of the potential of the Sakharov Prize Network by the EP and other EU institutions;
source: PE-496.432
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2012/2088(INI) EU Special Representative for Human Rights. Recommendation to the Council
2012/05/16
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2 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C.
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c (c) the implementation of the mandate and its consistency with other contributions from the Union in this domain should be kept under regular review; the EUSR should provide the Council, the High Representative, Parliament and the Commission with an annual
source: PE-489.532
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2012/2138(INI) Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy
2012/02/10
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2 amendments...
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Recalls the political, strategic and symbolic importance of the EU engagement in the Western Balkans, which remains a credibility test for the Union; calls on the High Representative / Vice- President of the Commission and the Council to reassess the EU's security contribution in the region;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18.
source: PE-496.429
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2012/2253(INI) 2013 review of the organisation and the functioning of the EEAS. Recommendation to the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission, to the Council and to the Commission
2013/04/08
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5 amendments...
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Recital S a (new) S a. whereas European Parliament oversight over the EEAS is essential if European external action is to be better understood and supported by EU citizens; whereas the parliamentary scrutiny enhances the legitimacy of the external action;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. to adopt a coherent approach as regards the chairing of working groups of the Council and
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14 a. to ensure better visibility of the Service in the Member States and outside the EU, while actively promoting priorities of the CFSP and coherence of external action within all policy domains;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. to seriously develop the opportunities opened up by the EEAS Decision and by the TEU, notably by enhancing the coordinating role of delegations, especially in crisis situations, and by enabling them to provide consular protection to EU citizens
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. in order to develop a truly European esprit de corps and to ensure that the Service only serves common European interests, to oppose all attempts by the Member States to dominate
source: PE-508.192
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2012/2255(INI) Women's rights in the Balkan accession countries
2013/06/02
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4 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls on the European Commission to monitor and report on women’s rights
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Strongly supports activities aiming at empowerment of women and strengthening their position in the societies, however, does not consider the mandatory quotas for women as the best solution to this end;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Notes with concern that employment rate of women in countries of Western Balkans remains very low;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Stresses the importance of improving situation of women in rural areas especially vis-à-vis discriminatory customs and stereotypes;
source: PE-504.328
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